Women back to work (wbw) can also apply to this opportunity.
Primary skills: business analysis, investments, securities, finance, ms excel, core business
Location: remote
Duration:6 months (possibility to extension or conversion)
Responsibilities:
Serves as a liaison between end users and software development teams, including functioning as a subject matter expert (sme) in translating requirements to software development teams
Maintain currency in analyst skills.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
12+ years experience –
Knowledge of: functional, operational and technical requirements of assigned project(s).
Concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering.
Concepts, practices and procedures analyzing business processes.
Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
The use of technology in business.
The relationship between it and business.
Core business competencies such as finance, management, accounting, operations, and marketing.
More detailed awareness of the business context of a technical solution, including specific business goals associated with the project, how the project will meet the goals, and their own part in advancing the goals.
General financial industry knowledge and knowledge of supported business areaSkill in: • business analysis tools: microsoft office suite (word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook), software engineering methodology (sem) process, change management, project management tools (ms project), basic database query language usage, time tracking tools, use case / uml, advanced quality assurance (qa) tool usage for test case development, execution, and defect tracking/issue tracking software.
Creating and interpreting process maps and flowcharts.
Preparing various reports, summaries, surveys and written recommendations.
Developing and maintaining project plans.
Developing conceptual design documents, including devising logical skeletons for new systems
Conducting usability testing of software applications.
Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications ability to:
Ask pointed questions to verify clear understanding of client issues.
Analyze a business function and derive a set of requirements to satisfy a general request.
Actively communicate technical and business aspects of work efforts to team members.
Mentor other analysts when necessary.
Lead requirements gathering sessions.
Provide a high level of customer service.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Exhibit a positive attitude when dealing with others.
Follow all internal procedures for handling customer requests.
Communicate timely and through proper channels to keep customer and upper management informed of the progress of an issue.
Take personal ownership of issues, following through to issue resolution.
In emergency situations, determine appropriate actions to protect critical systems and data.
Meet all deadlines created by management or clearly communicate to management the reasons the deadlines are not possible.
To follow up with any questions, please contact chandra at 408-907-7669.
Akraya is an award-winning it staffing firm and the staffing partner of choice for many leading companies across the usWe offer comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), cafeteria plan (hsa, fsa, and dependent care), 401(k) (enrollment subject to eligibility), and sick pay (varies based on city and state laws).
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